Tag: steve mccurry
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One-Minute Masterclass Advice from Steve McCurry: Be Humorous
When you are out traveling and shooting street photography, remember to connect with the local people and treat them as “equals”. Don’t see them as objects, but use humor to get more comfortable with them and see them as a “fellow human being”. Stay tuned with these great One-Minute Masterclass series from Phaidon, as they…
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One-Minute Masterclass Advice from Steve McCurry: Be in the Moment
In today’s 1-minute masterclass with Steve McCurry, he talks about getting “in the zone” when he is out shooting. He prefers to shoot alone and to quietly explore the streets without speaking much, to get a feel of the environment he is shooting in. Although I am a big fan of shooting together in groups…
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One-Minute Masterclass Advice from Steve McCurry: Shoot from a High Vantage Point
The folks from Phaidon are continuing their “One-Minute Masterclass” series with Steve McCurry. This new episode features his secret in getting interesting photos from unique vantage points (like a high vantage point). He describes how surprised he was in terms of how accommodating people can be in letting you enter their house or patio to…
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One-Minute Masterclass Advice from Steve McCurry: “Don’t Forget To Say Hello”
One of my favorite quotes by Alfred Eisenstaedt is “It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter”. When we are out shooting street photography, it is often difficult to find time to talk to the subjects we capture, as life often moves at a very fast pace. Steve McCurry, one…